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Big plays lift East Hamilton over Signal Mountain in Josh Roberts’ debut

East Hamilton coach Ted Gatewood fires his team up for a game.
East Hamilton coach Ted Gatewood fires his team up for a game.

Josh Roberts knows the power of first impressions.

His first game in his first head coaching position was set in motion earlier this year when he was the first to interview for the Signal Mountain high school football job.

Friday night, Roberts made a strong, if not successful debut.

“We’ve got to learn how to win,” Roberts said after his team was on the wrong side of a 36-31 decision against East Hamilton.

“That’s a good team we played, and we played with them to the end.”